I first had a look around the plots finding a pair of stonechats, 1 little grebe (not seen for sometime), very little else except the usual magpies, crows, starlings plus 6 coots, very quiet for small birds. Butterflies were only represented by 1 small white and 1 small heath. Odonata included a couple of migrant hawkers and several common darters.
Along the seafront, stacks of gulls moving west and on the mudflats 4 Sandwich terns were sitting quietly along with oystercatchers, 1 egret fishing in the tidal pools, curlew, 1 bar-tailed godwit and a couple of grey plovers. In front of the YC the c.100 plus flock of golden plover were still in residence before the incoming tide made them move to off to dryer areas. On the 'barge' and scattered over the sea were c.125 cormorants.
On the LNR, c.90 linnets and a few goldfinches and later on a flock of c.30 house martins and 2 swallows were flying west. Returning home a quick stop by the Ski Club revealed c.40 ringed plovers and 11 turnstones.
22nd
Just out for a short evening walk I was rewarded seeing a black redstart on the seawall close to the Sportsman.
23rd.
Another trip to SS but no sign of the black redstart however, amidst the mixed flock of c.150 linnets and goldfinches was a single wheatear. Meadow pipits seemed to have swelled their numbers with at least 12 by the chalets plus a few swallows and reed buntings. Further on the brent flock had increased to 124 with no juveniles.
Reed Bunting
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